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Did curiosity really
KILL THE CAT?
WRITTEN BY FAIZ ASHFAQ MAHMOOD (1080139)
uriosity. Curiosity. Curiosity. I’ve Now when that doesn’t do the trick, I like
struggled a lot when thinking about to dig further, such as looking at the Latin
what to write about this topic. I’m meaning or the initial root of the word.
C not sure if it’s writer’s block or just
my procrastinating side waiting to work its Curiosity is a quality that relates to inquisitive
weird magic. So, I’m going to use the oldest thinking such as exploration, investigation,
trick in my book (not available yet) – ‘How to and learning, evident in humans and other
write amazingly like Faiz.’ Look out for the animals (from Latin cūriōsus ‘careful, dili-
future New York Times bestseller, please. gent, curious,’ akin to cura ‘care’).
Something that always helps me in starting Now that’s way more interesting. While the
to write an article is looking up the definition ‘exploration’ aspect invoked the image of the
of the word or topic I’m writing about. The famous Mars Rover wishing itself “Happy
word curiosity refers to a drive to learn or Birthday,” the ‘animal’ aspect led me to the
an inquisitive interest in others’ problems. popular proverb, ‘Curiosity killed the cat.’
Fairly simple, right? Woefully beautiful, isn’t it?
